Peterborough City’s Riverview Park and Zoo in Peterborough will close on Monday in response to new Ontario restrictions to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zoo administrator and curator Jim Moloney said Monday morning that in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases and Ontario’s return to modified Stage 2 restrictions, the free outdoor zoo will be closed.
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The zoo reopened in late November 2021 after being closed for nearly two years since the pandemic began in March 2020. The zoo offered limited public tours in July 2021.
“We are disappointed to have to close again and look forward to welcoming our visitors soon,” he said in a Facebook post.
When the zoo reopened in November, COVID-19 protocols were put in place, including self-assessments, physical distancing, wearing masks, and some barriers to protect some of the animals susceptible to COVID-19.
“We need to protect them too, so we’re just asking people not to cross those barriers and keep that extra distance,” Moloney said at the time.
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